External HD ?

Banditman · June 18th, 2007

Can the HD be taken out of an external backup enclosure and be used inside the case as a regular HD?

Pete · June 18th, 2007

yes. But that will void the warranty of your external enclosure. And many external enclosures will use IDE drives unless otherwise specified.

Banditman · June 18th, 2007

Alright. Thanks.

**stinger608** · June 19th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banditman

Can the HD be taken out of an external backup enclosure and be used inside the case as a regular HD?

Here the other day, I seen a 320gb external SATA II drive for less than you could buy the hard drive by it self

**gvblake22** · June 19th, 2007

It depends on the drive and the enclosure. If it is one of those external hard drive units that you buy from like Seagate or Lacie or Western Digital with the hard drive already included, then TTPete is correct, it will likely void your warranty. But you also have to see what kind of enclosure you have. Some of those smaller "pocket" external hard drives contain 2.5" or smaller drives inside and need an adapter to connect internally in a computer.

If you have an empty enclosure (like the Thermaltake Max 4), then you can swap the hard drives out as much as you want (given you are getting compatible hard drive types. But again, if you have an enclosure for 2.5" hard drives, then you will need an adapter to get it hooked up inside your system.

Quakindude · June 19th, 2007

Also, be aware that External HDD's are typically 5200RPM drives. Newer ones might be 7200RPM, but have a smaller buffer. Take a look at the drive when you pull it out and see what the specs are. You usually won't want to use a drive from an external enclosure as your boot drive because of these things.

polobunny · June 19th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Quakindude

Also, be aware that External HDD's are typically 5200RPM drives. Newer ones might be 7200RPM, but have a smaller buffer. Take a look at the drive when you pull it out and see what the specs are. You usually won't want to use a drive from an external enclosure as your boot drive because of these things.

Unless you have a old HDD, it shouldn't be 5400rpm.
It's true though it has probably a small buffer. They never give you the "big model" in those external HDDs.

June 18th, 2007	#1
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June 18th, 2007	#2
Pete Fried Rice Peddler Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 355	Re: External HD ? yes. But that will void the warranty of your external enclosure. And many external enclosures will use IDE drives unless otherwise specified.

June 18th, 2007	#3
Banditman Beer Drinking Association Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 200	Re: External HD ? Alright. Thanks. Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4 ghz 2 ghz HT 2 x 1GB PC3200 RAM LG Lightscribe DVD/CD write 18x/48x read 16x/48x Windows XP Pro SP 2 & Windows 2000 pro sp4 BFG Geforce 7800 GS OC 256mb running dual displays Zalman CNPS9500 CPU Cooler K8 Triton GA-K8U-939 Mobo w/ULI M1689 Chipset Xion 600W PSU w/dual 12v rails

June 19th, 2007	#5
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,351 Blog Entries: 1	Re: External HD ? It depends on the drive and the enclosure. If it is one of those external hard drive units that you buy from like Seagate or Lacie or Western Digital with the hard drive already included, then TTPete is correct, it will likely void your warranty. But you also have to see what kind of enclosure you have. Some of those smaller "pocket" external hard drives contain 2.5" or smaller drives inside and need an adapter to connect internally in a computer. If you have an empty enclosure (like the Thermaltake Max 4), then you can swap the hard drives out as much as you want (given you are getting compatible hard drive types. But again, if you have an enclosure for 2.5" hard drives, then you will need an adapter to get it hooked up inside your system.

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Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,726 Blog Entries: 7	Re: External HD ? Also, be aware that External HDD's are typically 5200RPM drives. Newer ones might be 7200RPM, but have a smaller buffer. Take a look at the drive when you pull it out and see what the specs are. You usually won't want to use a drive from an external enclosure as your boot drive because of these things. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

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